America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18

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America's Next Top Model: British Invasion
Promotional photograph of the cast of Cycle 18 of America's Next Top Model
Format	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Developed by	Ken Mok Kenya Barris
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tyra Banks Ken Mok Laura Fuest
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Original run	February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29) – May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)
Chronology
Preceded by	Cycle 17 (All-Stars)
Followed by	Cycle 19 (College Edition)
External links
Website

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 (also known as America's Next Top Model: British Invasion) is the eighteenth "cycle," or season, of America's Next Top Model, airing on The CW Network (The CW). The cycle premiered on February 29, 2012 and occupied the time slot of the final two scheduled episodes of Remodeled.^[1] America's Next Top Model Cycle 18 features fourteen models, placing 7 British models who have competed in previous cycles of Britain's Next Top Model alongside 7 all-new American model hopefuls in an overall competition.^[1]

The prizes for this cycle are:

• A modeling contract with LA Models & NY Model Management.
• A guest correspondent placement with the Extra news magazine.
• A fashion spread in Vogue Italia, and both the cover and a spread in Beauty In Vogue.
• The face of the America’s Next Top Model perfume product "Dream Come True".
• Production of a music composition that wil be performed by the winner that will then be released as a record single by CBS Records.^[2] and a US$100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.^[1]

The Express fashion campaign (present in the last Cycle) has been removed.

The international destinations for this cycle were Toronto, Canada (for one episode) and the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong in China. This is the second time the show has traveled to China; Shanghai and Beijing were visited in Cycle 9. This is also the first time the show has traveled to more than one country during a season.

This is the first American edition of Top Model to be filmed and broadcast in high definition (HD)^[3] and fashion industry public relations maven Kelly Cutrone has replaced Vogue editor André Leon Talley in the role of judge (there has been speculation in the media that Talley was fired by Tyra Banks)^[4] - the rest of the judging panel remains the same.^[1] Also, it has been revealed that Jay Manuel, J. Alexander, and Nigel Barker were no longer continue after cycle 18.^[5]

The promotional song for this cycle is Engerland (Fabio The Daddyo) by Blues Saraceno.

The winner was 21 year-old British model Sophie Sumner from Oxford, England, making her the first ever non-American winner of America's Next Top Model.

Contents 1 Casting 2 Episode summaries 2.1 Kelly Osbourne 2.2 Kris Jenner 2.3 Cat Deeley 2.4 J. Alexander 2.5 Beverly Johnson 2.6 Jessica Sutta & Nadine Coyle 2.7 Estelle 2.8 Georgina Chapman 2.9 Barney Cheng 2.10 Nicholas Tse 2.11 Jez Smith 2.12 Highlights 2.13 Season Finale 3 Contestants 4 Summaries 4.1 Call-out order 4.2 Photo Shoot Guide 5 References

Casting

The 18th season of America's Next Top Model has been subtitled "British Invasion", and features seven contestants from previous cycles of Britain's Next Top Model for a second chance to win the title. Cycles 1 and 7 are unrepresented, Cycles 2, 3, 4, and 6 are each represented by one contestant, and Cycle 5 is represented by three contestants.

The returning contestants from Britain's Next Top Model and their prior placements are:

Previous Season	Contestant	Rank
Cycle 2	Jasmia Robinson	3rd place
Cycle 3	Louise Watts	Runner-up
Cycle 4	Catherine Thomas	Runner-up
Cycle 5	Ashley Brown	4th place
	Annaliese Dayes	7th place
	Sophie Sumner	Runner-up
Cycle 6	Alisha White	Runner-up

Episode summaries

No episode aired on April 4, 2012 due to the CW's broadcast of One Tree Hill series finale.

Kelly Osbourne

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First aired February 29, 2012

The competition starts at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood, seven new models from America finding out that they would battle against previous contestants from Britain's Next Top Model. The culture clash begins with a fashion parade with the models on top of a float. The American girls receive love from their fans, while the British girls are welcomed by silence from the crowd. After the parade, the models take part in a runway challenge with Michael Buffer as the announcer. Candace makes a rude statement towards Ashley, while Jasmia throws her jacket at AzMarie's face.

After the show, the girls arrive at their new home. The American girls begin swimming naked in the pool mostly Laura and AzMarie, which irritates some of the British girls, who wanted to talk and get to know them.

The very first photo shoot had the girls portraying American and British public figures while jumping on a trampoline, with sixty cameras capturing them in a 3D shot.

Pairings
Model	American Public Figure	Model	British Public Figure
AzMarie	George Washington	Catherine	Queen Elizabeth I
Candace	Janet Jackson	Annaliese	Melanie "Mel B." Brown
Eboni	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	Ashley	Princess Diana
Kyle	Andy Warhol	Louise	Amy Winehouse
Laura	Madonna	Alisha	Elton John
Mariah	Pocahontas	Jasmia	John Lennon
Seymone	Michelle Obama	Sophie	Margaret Thatcher

The last group, Seymone and Sophie got the most praise, with Kyle, Catherine and Laura also praised. Alisha breaks down into tears, Jasmia and Mariah fall flat, while Ashley is scolded for thinking beyond the shot.

At panel, Tyra states that although she is American,^[6] she would be unbiased towards judging the girls in the competition. Catherine, Kyle, Laura, Seymone and Sophie receive praise, while Ashley and Jasmia find themselves in the bottom two. Tyra hands the last photograph to Ashley, resulting in Jasmia's elimination.

• First call-out: Seymone Cohen-Fobish
• Bottom two: Ashley Brown & Jasmia Robinson
• Eliminated: Jasmia Robinson
• Special guests: Kelly Osbourne, Oliver Tolentino, Michael Buffer

Kris Jenner

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First aired March 7, 2012

The remaining thirteen girls are given their makeovers at Sally Hershberger's salon. Some of the American girls don't receive a massive change with the exception of Laura and AzMarie. Most of the British girls receive makeovers that lead to their meltdown, especially Louise, who has very dismayed with her makeover. Meanwhile, Eboni is burned with a curling iron upon the completion of her makeover.

Model	Makeover
Alisha	One Side Shaved
Annaliese	Crazy Teased Weave
Ashley	Strawberry Blunt Cut
AzMarie	Shave Design
Candace	Super Straight Weave
Catherine	Magenta Pink
Eboni	Extra Long Weave
Kyle	Milk Chocolate Weave
Laura	Red, Blonde and Blue
Louise	Beige Blunt Cut
Mariah	Ombre
Seymone	Extra Long Weave
Sophie	Cotton Candy Pink

The following day, the models have an eating challenge where they have to eat some delicacies from the other team's nation. (including haggis, marmite, grits, chitterlings, blood pudding, pig's feet, and peanut butter). Candace irritates Seymone when she jokes about Seymone eating haggis all by herself.

For the photo shoot, the girls have to pose as toddlers in groups, with Kris Jenner posing as their "mother" and her real-life daughters Kendall and Kylie posing as their sisters.

Groupings
Alisha & Louise
Annaliese & Seymone
Ashley & AzMarie
Candace & Eboni
Catherine, Laura & Sophie
Kyle & Mariah

Some of the girls stood out on their session. The judges deemed that UK girls outperforming US girls in every shots they appear. Seymone looks 'pretty' in her shot, while Mariah is castigated for being too sexy. AzMarie struggles as she tries to get into character and the fact she's outshined by Ashley, but she ended up looks creepy.

At the panel, Catherine, Ashley, Laura and Eboni got all praise, for being stand-out, while Mariah and Seymone find themselves in the bottom two. Mariah for being unmemorable, and Seymone for falling behind in the competition drastically, which Tyra calls 'beginners luck'. Ultimately, Tyra hands the last photograph to Seymone whose personality saves her, while Mariah becomes the first American girl to leave the competition.

• First call-out: Laura LaFrate
• Bottom two: Mariah Watchman & Seymone Cohen-Fobish
• Eliminated: Mariah Watchman
• Featured photographer: Douglas Friedman
• Special guests: Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Sally Hershberger, Victoria Recaño, Neeko, Amy Nadine

Cat Deeley

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First aired March 14, 2012

After the elimination of the previous episode, The British girls pull a prank on Seymone by throwing paper balls at her while she sleeps, which leads to a clash between Seymone and the British girls. The next morning, Tyra visits the girls to teach and gives them their super model powers or their "Intoxibella" powers from her book Modelland. Later, she also speaks to the girls about the 'Super Mogul' which is about being a businesswoman or having other jobs related to modeling.

Model	Intoxibella Power
Alisha	Gam-A-Tronica
Annaliese	Excite-To-Buy
Ashley	Charismia
AzMarie	Andro-Genia
Candace	Exotica
Catherine	Era-Descent
Eboni	30-Never
Kyle	Next-Doorsia
Laura	Zagilicious
Louise	Chameeleoné
Seymone	Fiercely Real
Sophie	Illuminata

Later, the girls meet Kelly Cutrone for their photo shoot, which is an ad campaign for very.com. The girls are divided into two groups - British, and American. They assign themselves a concept for the photo shoot, a leader for the group, wardrobe, hair and make-up, props, and castings for male models which are done via Virgin Mobile Phone.

Categories	UK	US
Theme	60's British Mod	Punk Love
Leader	Annaliese	AzMarie
Wardrobe	Annaliese & Louise	AzMarie & Eboni
Props	Alisha & Catherine	Kyle & Laura
Casting	Ashley & Sophie	Candace & Seymone

At the photo shoot, Candace struggles to give more expression with her face, while Eboni fails to sell the dress. Ashley looks 'disgusted' in her session, while Louise blames Annaliese for not acting as a leader, and for wasting time. Louise is castigated by Kelly when she attempts to do things all by herself. After the photo shoot, the models are allowed to choose their final photo. Back at the house, the British girls discuss Annaliese's disorganized leadership.

At the panel, most of the British girls receive more praise, in particular Sophie and Catherine, with exception of Alisha and Ashley. Louise also receives praise for her photo at judging, but the judges begin to comment on her attitude, which angers Louise and causes her to walk out of set and quit the competition. AzMarie receives first call-out. Louise's name is called during the elimination ceremony, and Tyra reveals to the remaining contestants that she would have remained in the competition had she not left on her own accord. Alisha, Ashley, Candace, & Eboni are called forward as the bottom four, all of whom were not liked by the client. Ultimately, Tyra hands the girls a single sheet with all four of their photographs and decides to not send any of them home.

• Quit: Louise Watts
• First call-out: AzMarie Livingston
• Bottom four: Alisha White, Ashley Brown, Candace Smith & Eboni Davis
• Eliminated: None
• Featured photographer: Jerry Metellus
• Special guest: Cat Deeley

J. Alexander

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First aired March 21, 2012

After Louise's emotional exit, the British girls become emotionally troubled. Eboni releases the anger she feels about her brand, which she feels she can't portray. She verbally attacks Kyle, when she complains about Kyle's shot at panel. This leads to tension between the two girls. The contestants are later introduced to Martin Lindstrom for their challenge, which is to present and sell a fictional product while remaining true to their brands.

Model	Commercial Product
Alisha	TV Dinner
Annaliese	Universal Remote Control
Ashley	Toilet Paper
AzMarie	Facial Tissue
Candace	Coffee
Catherine	Hair Dryer
Eboni	Doggie Scooper
Kyle	Breath Mints
Laura	Trash Bags
Seymone	Vitamins
Sophie	Hand Sanitizer

The judges for the challenge are a group of regular people chosen off the streets of Los Angeles. Annaliese and Sophie receive good feedback, while Eboni is castigated for coming across as a "know-it-all". Kyle receives good feedback from the crowd, which angers some of the girls, who had thought her commercial was lackluster. Eboni and Alisha continue to attack Kyle, which pushes to her limits and makes her consider leaving the competition. Annaliese ultimately wins the reward challenge, and wins the prize with the British girls.

For the photo shoot, the girls are taken to the Los Angeles River, where they pose on vintage American cars while wearing hats by the British designer Philip Treacy. Most of the girls receive good feedback and do generally well, while Sophie, Seymone, and Candace struggle during the shoot.

At panel, AzMarie, Laura, and Kyle receive strong praise for their photos. Kyle is reprimanded for not looking like model, despite photographing like one. After three strong weeks Sophie finally delivered something mediocre, but Seymone and Candace ultimately find themselves to the bottom two for their mediocre photographs. Seymone is saved once more, and Candace is eliminated from the competition. Before she leaves, Candace points out the fact that Kyle wanted to leave, despite not mentioning her name.

• First call-out: AzMarie Livingston
• Bottom two: Candace Smith & Seymone Cohen-Fobish
• Eliminated: Candace Smith
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guest: Martin Lindstrom

Beverly Johnson

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First aired March 28, 2012

The remaining models are informed that they will go to Toronto for the LG Fashion Week. The models undergo several castings for the fashion show. Most of the girls book the shows, with the exception of Ashley, Catherine and Seymone who do not book any. Eboni and Sophie win the reward challenge for booking the most shows, and walk well in the fashion show. Even though Kyle and Laura originally book the Pink Tartan fashion show, they are cut from the show, because they are seen as inexperienced.

Castings	Models
Pink Tartan	Kyle, Laura, Sophie
UNTTLD	Eboni, Sophie
Triarchy	Annaliese, AzMarie
Travis Taddeo	Annaliese
Cassie Dee	Alisha, Eboni
Martin Lim	Eboni
Attitude	AzMarie, Kyle, Laura, Sophie

For the photo shoot, the girls are covered with maple syrup and leaves. Laura becomes emotional due to the death of one of her close friends prior to the competition.

The girls fly back to Los Angeles for panel, and most of the praise goes to the U.S. girls. Sophie is the only UK girl that received praise, but while her photo is also praised, Catherine breaks down to tears for not booking any of the shows. Eboni's photograph earns her first call-out, while Ashley and Catherine land in the bottom two for not having booked any of the castings. Catherine is ultimately saved due to the sheer strength of her photograph, while Ashley is eliminated from the competition despite her endearing personality.

• First call-out: Eboni Davis
• Bottom two: Ashley Brown & Catherine Thomas
• Eliminated: Ashley Brown
• Featured photographer: Miguel Jacob
• Special guests: Beverly Johnson, Kim Newport-Mimran, Jairo Betancur, Hans Koechling, Adam Taubenfligel, Travis Taddeo, Cassie Dee, Pao Lim, Danielle Martin, Jose Manuel St. Jacques, Simon Belanger, George Antonopoulos, Cynthia Florek, Erika Larva, Patrick Rahme, Anita Patrickson

Jessica Sutta & Nadine Coyle

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First aired April 11, 2012

In the beginning of the episode, some of the girls throw accidentally rip Laura's teddy bear, which was given to her by her deceased friend Kevin, and throw its ear into a swimming pool. In an attempt to retrieve it, Kyle accidentally pushes the bear ear away from her, which angers Laura. Later, All-Star winner Lisa D'Amato informs the models that they will have to perform in a group music video.

Team	Group Name	Music Video Title
Alisha, Annaliese, Catherine, Sophie	Fiercely British	"We'll Mash You Up"
AzMarie, Eboni, Kyle, Laura, Seymone	United Sirens of America	"Stop, Drop and Tooch"

At the recording studio, the UK girls do substantially better that the US contestants. Later, Tyra teaches the girls about the different types of "Booty Tooch". AzMarie refuses to participate in the lesson by not wearing the "tooch pants"

During the filming of the music videos, the British contestants excel, while the American girls fail to work as a team. Most notably Kyle, who pulls down the performance of her teammates, and AzMarie who is castigated for her bad attitude on set.

At panel, all of the British girls receive good feedback, with Sophie and Alisha as the frontrunners, and Alisha earns first call-out during the elimination ceremony, making her the first British girl to receive a first call-out. She is quickly followed by Sophie, Catherine and Annaliese. Most of the American models receive mixed feedback from the judges, but it is Kyle and AzMarie who ultimately land in the bottom two. AzMarie is reprimanded for being overconfident, while Kyle is told that she doesn't own her "model look". Tyra hands the last screen-grab to Kyle, thus eliminating AzMarie from the competition.

• First call-out: Alisha White
• Bottom two: AzMarie Livingston & Kyle Gober
• Eliminated: AzMarie Livingston
• Featured director: Tony Croll
• Special guests: Nadine Coyle, Jessica Sutta, Lisa D'Amato, Tom Polce

Estelle

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First aired April 18, 2012

After the elimination, Laura was still furious with Kyle. For the challenge, the models were separated into teams of two (UK vs US) where they to shoot a anti-bullying commercial for Tyra's B.I.O. campaign. Later, they were introduced to their partners, who turn out to be bullied girls. Alisha got emotional with her partner Anahi because of her story. The Brits won the challenge and won a reward of a video message from their love ones via Virgin Mobile Phone. Sophie got irritated to her boyfriend's emotionless message.

Model	Partner
Alisha	Anahi
Annaliese	Chyna
Catherine	Michelle
Eboni	Natalie
Kyle	Alicia
Laura	Esthefany
Seymone	Zara
Sophie	Raquel

For the photo shoot, the models pose as an art installation at a dinner party with guest star Estelle while booty tooching. Alisha, Catherine, and Kyle struggle with the shoot. Some of the girls were irritated with Kyle for getting a butt pad while the rest of the models had to tooch on their own. During judging, the judges praised some shots, and strongly disliked others. Sophie finally received the first call-out for her stunning shot, after weeks being called in the top three. Alisha and Kyle landed in the bottom two for their performance in the shoot. Alisha is told she has the model look, and has talent while in motion, but she fails to translate her beauty into her pictures. Kyle is told she also has strong look, and while she started the competition strong, she had been declining in the past few weeks. Tyra hands the photo to Alisha, and Kyle is sent home.

• First call-out: Sophie Sumner
• Bottom two: Alisha White & Kyle Gober
• Eliminated: Kyle Gober
• Featured photographer: Ben Shaul
• Special guest: Estelle

Georgina Chapman

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First aired April 25, 2012

Most of the girls (especially Laura) were happy due to the elimination of Kyle. The girls were sent to the Beverly Hills Hotel where they met with Kelly Cutrone and announced that they will do castings for the Dorchester collection. Alisha, Annaliese and Sophie were chosen to open for a fashion show collection. Catherine slipped during rehearsals while Seymone got irritated by her feedbacks. Anndra Neen which was opened by Alisha won the Collection.

Shows	Opening Model
Anndra Neen	Alisha
Giulietta	Sophie
Julian Louie	Annaliese
Siki Im	Sophie

For the week's photo shoot, the remaining girls wear heavy couture dresses made of Hello Kitty-themed accessories designed by Francis Libiran. Sophie wowed the photographer and Jay, but all the U.S. girls struggled with the shoot. Laura was castigated for her overly sexy poses, Eboni looked stiff, and Seymone was slated for her constant complaining.

At panel, Alisha was praised for her photo and her performance and received the first call-out. Most of the other girls receive mixed feedback. Eboni and Seymone landed in the bottom two; Eboni for not selling her given brand and Seymone for not taking the competition seriously. Eboni was saved and Seymone was sent home.

• First call-out: Alisha White
• Bottom two: Eboni Davis & Seymone Cohen-Fobish
• Eliminated: Seymone Cohen-Fobish
• Featured photographer: Ann He
• Special guests: Georgina Chapman, Brownwyn Cosgrave, Phoebe Stephens, Annette Stephens, Sofia Sizzi, Julian Louie, Siki Im, Giovanna Bataglia, Derek Blasberg, Elizabeth Saltzman, Keren Craig, Francisco Costa

Barney Cheng

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First aired May 2, 2012

The American team started to dwindled down after Seymone's elimination. Laura admitted to Eboni that she doesn't like her. Nigel surprised the girls with some Chinese food and told them that they will go to Macau for the remainder of the competition. After arriving in Macau, Alisha got irritated with Sophie because she messed with her clothes.

Then the girls received their fortunes and auras from Chinese astrologer Clement Chan and his students. After the session, they were instructed to recreate their aura by fashion. Laura won the challenge and shared her prize with her co-American model Eboni, which is a massage at MGM Six Sense Spa.

For the photo shoot, the girls will pose with silk gowns by Barney Cheng accessorized with silkworms. Sophie nailed it once again, with Laura and Annaliese also received good feedback. At the panel, Laura received the first call-out for her stunning photograph. Though Sophie did many variation of poses, in the end Tyra choose her best photo with her legs are entirely cropped out by the dress. Alisha and Catherine landed in the bottom two, Alisha for making the gown look cheaper and Catherine for being weak. Alisha was saved and Catherine was sent home.

• First call-out: Laura LaFrate
• Bottom two: Alisha White & Catherine Thomas
• Eliminated: Catherine Thomas
• Featured photographer: Paul Tsang
• Special guests: Barney Cheng, Toby Leung, Isabel Augusto, Clement Chan, Anita Patrickson

Nicholas Tse

First aired May 9, 2012^[7]

The house was divided with Alisha and Eboni both despising Laura. The girls were taken to Hong Kong where they meet Nicholas Tse, who teaches them some basic martial arts in preparation for their challenge. At the challenge, each girl takes a motion shot with lines given to them to deliver. Laura won the challenge and won an opportunity to star in a video with Nicholas Tse back in Hong Kong. After the challenge, the girls joke that Laura seduced Nicholas. Eboni added that Laura is sleeping her way to the top, which angered Laura.

At the photo shoot, the girls pose atop the Macau Tower (with harnesses that are later edited out of the photos), where they have to deal with the rain and wind. Sophie and Alisha struggled with their fear of heights. At panel, Alisha and Eboni were criticized for their lackluster photos, while Annaliese was compared to Mercedes Scelba-Shorte from Cycle 2 for being a presenter rather than a fashion model, but still making it far. Laura was praised for not letting anything come down to her nerves, while Sophie was commended for facing her fear and producing a stunning photograph.

Laura received her second first call-out in a row, while Alisha and Eboni landed in the bottom two for their relatively weak performance throughout the competition despite having strong potential. Tyra called Alisha's name, thus eliminating Eboni, but in a shocking turn of events, Alisha immediately opted to quit the competition. Alisha explained that she felt she was taking the opportunity away from girls who deserved it more than her and that she had lost her spirit. Tyra allows Alisha to leave, but she still eliminates Eboni.

• First call-out: Laura LaFrate
• Bottom two: Alisha White & Eboni Davis
• Eliminated: Eboni Davis
• Quit: Alisha White
• Featured photographer: Nigel Barker
• Special guest: Nicholas Tse, Anita Patrickson

Jez Smith

First aired May 16, 2012^[8]

The final three head to Hong Kong and are welcomed by Kelly Cutrone for their go-sees, where they can earn one thousand Hong Kong dollars for each go-see booked. They each select their own male models that will help guide them through the city. Laura was castigated mainly on her runway walk, Annaliese received mixed feedback from the designers, while Sophie was liked by almost all of the designers and ultimately won the challenge. They celebrated through the night together with their companions.

For the photo shoot, the remaining girls pose inside a life-sized bottle for a youth-themed "Dream Come True" campaign, with Ben Bennett as their client. Sophie impressed the client and Mr. Jay with her shoot, while Laura struggled to look soft and sweet, and Annaliese looked stiff and did not bring her personality to the shoot.

At panel, Sophie easily received the first call-out for her outstanding performance at the go-see challenge and her perfect photograph. Annaliese and Laura landed in the bottom two for the first time; Annaliese for being a presenter rather than a model despite improving immensely throughout the competition, and Laura for her runway walk and photograph, which came across as sexy rather than sweet and dreamy. In the end, Tyra handed the last photo to Laura and eliminated Annaliese.

• First call-out: Sophie Sumner
• Bottom two: Annaliese Dayes & Laura LaFrate
• Eliminated: Annaliese Dayes
• Featured photographer: Jez Smith
• Special guest: Ben Bennett, William Tang, Gregory Derham, Henry Lau, Marisa Zeman, Evelyn Ho, Marco Chan, Anita Patrickson

Highlights

First aired May 23, 2012

This episode recaps the previous episodes of this cycle. It features the challenges, photo shoots and dramas. It included the American Vs. British battle, Mariah's culture, Seymone's breakdown when the Brits gang up on her, Sophie's first time cleaning, Sophie and Catherine's ninja skills, Sophie's imitation of the panel and many more.

Season Finale

First aired May 30, 2012

The finalist shoot their CoverGirl Blast Flipstick Commercial and Photo, Some of the clips were taken throughout their journey in the competition. Laura struggled in the shoot and suffered from Panic attack and was taken to the hospital. Valentina Serra welcome the girls for their photo shoot in Vogue Italia, Sophie struggled while Laura shone and impresses the clients.

Tyra visited the girls in the house to interview both of them, Laura with her struggle to her life and Sophie for her stand in the competition.

In the final runway, For the first time, the girls will participate in a holographic runway show for Forever 21 together with the eliminated girls where they have to walk in sync and in timing. Both of the girls impressed the judges.

During the deliberation, Laura was castigated to her CoverGirl photo but retrieve gerself to her commercial with her candid moments, while Sophie excelled more in the photo rather than in the commercial. At the deliberation, Laura's rebel personality and Sophie's bright presence was both praised. After the deliberation, Sophie was named as the eighteenth winner of America's Next Top Model and making her the first non-American winner of the show.

• Final Two: Laura LaFrate & Sophie Sumner
• America's Next Top Model: Sophie Sumner
• Featured Photographer: Jez Smith
• Special guest: Valentina Serra

Contestants

(Still in the running unless stated & ages stated are at time of contest)^[1]

From	Contestant	Age	Home City	Outcome
	Jasmia Robinson	24	London, England	Eliminated in Episode 1
	Mariah Watchman	20	Pendleton, Oregon	Eliminated in Episode 2
	Louise Watts	25	Essex, England	Quit in Episode 3
	Candace Smith	22	Brooklyn, New York	Eliminated in Episode 4
	Ashley Brown	22	Armadale, Scotland	Eliminated in Episode 5
	AzMarie Livingston	24	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Eliminated in Episode 6
	Kyle Gober	20	Magnolia, Texas	Eliminated in Episode 7
	Seymone Cohen-Fobish	19	Augusta, Georgia	Eliminated in Episode 8
	Catherine Thomas	21	Folkestone, England	Eliminated in Episode 9
	Eboni Davis	18	Seattle, Washington	Eliminated in Episode 10
	Alisha White	20	South London, England	Quit in Episode 10
	Annaliese Dayes	24	London, England	Eliminated in Episode 11
	Laura LaFrate	20	Scotia, New York	Runner-up
	Sophie Sumner	21	Oxford, England	Winner

Summaries

Call-out order

Tyra's Call-Out Order

Order	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13
1	Seymone	Laura	AzMarie	AzMarie	Eboni	Alisha	Sophie	Alisha	Laura	Laura	Sophie	Sophie
2	Kyle	Ashley	Sophie	Laura	AzMarie	Sophie	Seymone	Sophie	Annaliese	Sophie	Laura	Laura
3	Sophie	Eboni	Laura	Kyle	Sophie	Catherine	Eboni	Catherine	Sophie	Annaliese	Annaliese
4	Laura	Catherine	Kyle	Catherine	Seymone	Annaliese	Annaliese	Laura	Eboni	Alisha
5	Catherine	Candace	Catherine	Annaliese	Laura	Seymone	Laura	Annaliese	Alisha	Eboni
6	Candace	Kyle	Seymone	Eboni	Kyle	Laura	Catherine	Eboni	Catherine
7	Mariah	Sophie	Annaliese	Alisha	Alisha	Eboni	Alisha	Seymone
8	AzMarie	Annaliese	Louise	Ashley	Annaliese	Kyle	Kyle
9	Eboni	Louise	Alisha	Sophie	Catherine	AzMarie
10	Louise	Alisha	Ashley	Seymone	Ashley
11	Alisha	AzMarie	Candace	Candace
12	Annaliese	Seymone	Eboni
13	Ashley	Mariah
14	Jasmia

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant quit the competition

     The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom four

     The contestant won the competition

• In episode 3, Louise would have been called 8th had she not quit the competition. After revealing this, Tyra asked Alisha, Ashley, Candace, and Eboni to step forward and announced that she would not send any of them home.
• In episode 10, the bottom two consisted of Alisha and Eboni. Tyra handed the final photograph to Alisha, resulting in Eboni's elimination. Alisha quit the competition immediately in order to accommodate Eboni, although she was eliminated regardless of Alisha's decision to quit.
• Episode 12 was the recap episode.

Photo Shoot Guide

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: American Vs. British Public Figures
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: Toddlers of Kris Jenner
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Very.com Ad Campaign
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Posing with British Hats and Vintage American Cars
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Covered in Maple Leaves and Syrup
• Episode 6 Music Video: Booty Tooch Group Video
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Art Installments at a Dinner Party hosted by Estelle
• Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Hello Kitty Couture
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Wearing Silk Gowns with Silkworms
• Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Harnessed on the Macau Tower
• Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Dream Come True Fragrance
• Episode 13 Photo Shoot & Commercial: CoverGirl Blast Flipstick Commercial and Print Ad & Beauty in Vogue spread

References

v t e America's Next Top Model Cycles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17: All Stars 18: British Invasion 19: College Edition Winners Adrianne Curry Yoanna House Eva Pigford Naima Mora Nicole Linkletter Danielle Evans CariDee English Jaslene Gonzalez Saleisha Stowers Whitney Thompson McKey Sullivan Teyona Anderson Nicole Fox Krista White Ann Ward Brittani Kline Lisa D'Amato Sophie Sumner Other alumni Shannon Stewart Elyse Sewell Mercedes Scelba-Shorte Yaya DaCosta Amanda Swafford Toccara Jones Kahlen Rondot Bre Scullark Kim Stolz Cassandra Whitehead Joanie Dodds Melrose Bickerstaff Eugena Washington Anchal Joseph Natasha Galkina Renee Alway Chantal Jones Heather Kuzmich Anya Kop Fatima Siad Dominique Reighard Samantha Potter Analeigh Tipton Isis King Allison Harvard Celia Ammerman Natalie Pack Laura Kirkpatrick Raina Hein Jane Randall Esther Petrack Catherine Thomas Jasmia Robinson Related shows Top Model series Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model The Tyra Banks Show (2005–2010) Modelville (2008) Stylista (2008) True Beauty (2009–2010) List of America's Next Top Model contestants

v t e Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model Cycles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cast Members Current Elle Macpherson Julien Macdonald Tyson Beckford Whitney Port Former Lisa Butcher Marie Helvin Jonathan Phang Lisa Snowdon Paula Hamilton Huggy Ragnarsson Gerry DeVeaux Louis Marriete Grace Woodward Charley Speed Winners Lucy Ratcliffe Lianna Fowler Lauren McAvoy Alex Evans Mecia Simson Tiffany Pisani Jade Thompson Other Alumni Jasmia Robinson Abigail Clancy Rachael Cairns Catherine Thomas Jade McSorley Sophie Sumner Susan Loughnane Justė Juozapaitytė Related Top Model series America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 List of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model contestants